Some people hold the view that food production should be proportional to the population demand, and countries should minimize their import practices. From my perspective, I agree with this opinion due to its positive influences on the environment and the local economy.
On the one hand, I agree that importing less food can bring about some certain drawbacks. Firstly, this practice can narrow the choices of diet for consumers as many types of plants cannot be grown and thrive in the country’s weather conditions and need to be imported from other nations. Secondly, limiting imports could come at the economic costs for many countries where export is their main source of profits. For example, exporting rice has created huge revenues for Vietnam, and significantly contribute high taxes to the government, raising the national fund for improving citizens’ health care and education. Therefore, If less rice were exported, there would be an insufficient budget allocated to solving these issues.
On the one hand, I agree that limiting imported food and supporting locally produced products are beneficial to the environment. It is irrefutable this practice can help reduce the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere owing to the reduction in transporting produce transnationally by plane or ferry. In addition, producing the adequate amount of food for the population’s size could reduce food waste, which is then decomposed and emit methane and CO2 into the atmosphere, aggravating the global warming. Last but not least, consuming domestically produced produce and reduced import would lessen the competition between local farmers and other foreign suppliers, boosting sale of own-brand food and thus increasing the income of local producers.
In conclusion, despite the downsides of restricting imports and focus on local products, I support these practices owing to the great benefits they offer.
Some
people
hold the view that
food
production should be proportional to the population demand, and countries should minimize their
import
practices
. From my perspective, I
agree
with this opinion due to its
positive
influences on the environment and the
local
economy.
On the one hand, I
agree
that importing less
food
can bring about
some
certain drawbacks.
Firstly
, this
practice
can narrow the choices of diet for consumers as
many
types of plants cannot
be grown
and thrive in the country’s weather conditions and need to
be imported
from other nations.
Secondly
, limiting
imports
could
come
at the economic costs for
many
countries where export is their main source of profits.
For example
, exporting rice has created huge revenues for Vietnam, and
significantly
contribute high taxes to the
government
, raising the national fund for improving citizens’ health care and education.
Therefore
, If less rice
were exported
, there would be an insufficient budget allocated to solving these issues.
On the one hand, I
agree
that limiting imported
food
and supporting
locally
produced products are beneficial to the environment. It is irrefutable this
practice
can
help
reduce
the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere owing to the reduction in transporting produce
transnationally
by
plane
or ferry.
In addition
, producing the adequate amount of
food
for the population’s size could
reduce
food
waste, which is then decomposed and emit methane and CO2 into the atmosphere, aggravating the global warming. Last
but
not least, consuming
domestically
produced produce and
reduced
import
would lessen the competition between
local
farmers and other foreign suppliers, boosting sale of
own
-brand
food
and
thus
increasing the income of
local
producers.
In conclusion
, despite the downsides of restricting
imports
and focus on
local
products, I support these
practices
owing to the great benefits they offer.